
Flap Terminology Confusion
The difference between Bascom’s Operation and The Bascom Cleft-Lift There are many different operations for pilonidal disease and the terminology can be confusing. At our clinic we perform the…
Read moreThe difference between Bascom’s Operation and The Bascom Cleft-Lift There are many different operations for pilonidal disease and the terminology can be confusing. At our clinic we perform the…
Read moreWith permission, I thought I’d share a recent correspondence from a patient’s father, who is a physician who has retired from surgery and now works in a wound care clinic. He has been trying…
Read moreWe encourage sitting immediately after surgery. When I perform a cleft lift, the incision is not in the midline – so when you are sitting there is no force pulling the incision apart. In addition,…
Read moreWhy does it happen? Unfortunately, recurrence of pilonidal disease after surgery is a common problem. This article discusses the reasons why this happens, and presents a good solution. In order to understand…
Read moreAre they really that important? After a cleft-lift procedure many surgeons place a drain. There are two different basic kinds in popular use. One type is a “passive drain” and consists of…
Read moreFibrin Glue. Kshar Sutra, Phenol, RFA, and Seton Treatment of Pilonidal Disease In a previous post I discussed several “minimally invasive” pilonidal treatments, and you can read about them…
Read moreWe routinely take care of patients with pilonidal cysts, non-healing pilonidal wounds, and pilonidal abscesses with great success in the pediatric, teen, and adult age groups.